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‘Extinction-level cuts’ to space agency’s spending means labs will close and deep-space missions will be abandoned

Some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars or Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are warning.

The Trump administration revealed last month its plan to slash the space agency’s overall budget by 24% to $18.8bn, the lowest figure since 2015. Space and Earth science missions would bear the brunt of the cutbacks, losing more than 53% of what was allocated to them in 2024.

If the budget is approved by Congress, opponents say, longstanding Nasa labs will close, deep-space missions, including many already under way, will be abandoned, and a new generation of exploration and discovery will never reach the launchpad.

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 41 points 1 month ago (15 children)

"Never" is a long time.

I mean, screw Trump killing NASA, but what they're saying is "they will never be solved... by the US".

Or maybe they're going all the way exceptionalist and assume they're the only ones who ever could. They are not.

I guess it's "never" if it slows down threat detection enough to get us all wiped by an asteroid, but that's a bit of a leap.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Guardian loves their clickbait headlines

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Only Americans can solve the world’s problems and find all the answers.”

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Well being the cause of most of the problems certainly makes the solution easier to find.

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